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The grieving must find a way through the woodsJun 13, 2020 6:00 am - Recently I got a surprise in the mail. A package from my dear friend Diane who lives in New York. It was a book! We've known each other a long time, since we went to col...
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ECC launches Black Lives Matter series; lawmakers push police reformJun 13, 2020 1:00 am - Pain. Frustration. Anger. Love. Understanding. Hope. These emotions have been simmering within Faith Jones since protests and riots erupted nationwide against police bru...
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Grammar Moses: Is 'from' better than 'than'?Jun 13, 2020 1:00 am - If I could be allergic to certain ill-conceived word combinations, well, I'd never be able to leave the house. The list is too long. I'm sure because you're reading this...
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Zalusky: No. 14 will always be No. 1 to meJun 13, 2020 1:00 am - With all due respect to Paul Konerko, when this White Sox fan thinks of No. 14, the first player who springs to mind is Bill Melton. When a Facebook friend recently pos...
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Facts Matter: Vietnam wall not damaged during protestJun 13, 2020 1:00 am - A photo of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial defaced by graffiti was shared on social media, along with false claims the damage occurred during recent protests in Washington...
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Constable: Teen, immigrant neighbor plant seeds of understanding in WinfieldJun 13, 2020 1:00 am - Our nation sometimes gets bogged down in looking at our differences, whether that's skin color, political affiliation, ethnicity, religion, native language, age, gender,...
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Taking a risk for convention cheersJun 12, 2020 1:00 am - Modern conventions don't decide anything. On occasion, there are votes that matter - not on the roll call for president but on the seating of all-white delegations, or t...
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End of an era: DePaul AD Jean Lenti Ponsetto announces retirementJun 12, 2020 1:00 am - It's been nearly 50 years of a working relationship, nearly 50 years of a friendship, nearly 50 years of being family. Don't think for a minute DePaul coach Doug Bruno i...
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Community colleges - setting a post-pandemic path forwardJun 12, 2020 1:00 am - Community colleges in the Chicago area and across the state will be essential to the country's post-pandemic economic recovery. Reflective of and responsive to the commu...
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Feder: Oprah to bring pomp and circumstance to Chicago's virtual graduation SundayJun 12, 2020 1:00 am - Eight Chicago television stations are onboard to broadcast a star-studded virtual graduation ceremony for the city's 35,000 high school seniors. Airing at 1 p.m. Sunday,...